Writing Action (Lit Starts)

A fill-in book from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto, authors of the best-selling 642 Things series.




Focus on a single aspect of the craft of writing with help from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. Writing Action kicks
off with a foreword by an award-winning author and journalist Bonnie
Tsui, who offers pointers for creating page-turning prose. The rest of
the book consists of prompts and space to write, providing opportunities
to explore how both high-stakes and low-key moments can be
action-packed. Among other ideas, you’ll be asked to write an account
of:





a highly competitive game of hopscotch 

an orange being peeled as if it were the last one on earth 

a car ride with an overly confident student driver 

a meal prepared by a cook who is really depressed 

the step-by-step process of opening a long-awaited piece of mail 




Perfectly sized to take to a café, on vacation, or on your morning
commute, this book is designed for practicing your creative writing a
little bit at a time.




Special Features





Paperback with textured cover stock, flaps, and a lay-flat binding
Advice from a published writer, followed by fill-in prompts and space to write
Part of a collection of single-subject writing prompt books by the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto